Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-29

a Committee 0f Citizens Confer With
the CO4anaiNalO0erA,
SCHEDULE OF rHE IMPROVEMENTS WHICH THEY
DEM NECESSARY 10 SATISFY THE PEOPLE OF
THAT LOCALITY.

This forenoon a committee nom the Citizens
county Association appeared before the board OF
DiseIlct commissioners and presented a schedule
vi Tue improvements they desire made In the
county and suburban districts There were pres
ent OF the committee Mr.. Ellis Spear. chairman;
a N. AcLachlan, secretary; ID. G. swain, John
saul >. D. Brooks Jos. Paul. Michael Conner, J. h.
johnson, Geo. Truesiell and Benz. Davis Com
missioners Webb, wheatley, and Ludlow were
present Mr.. Ellis Spear read the following peti.
ton:
To the Honorable Commissioners Of ne District q
a1 y, at che
Potomar Ri ns ce,xeen the Eastern Branch and the
tee 70 represent The interests Of that para of the
S respectfully submit the following schedule OF
Guest tina. the HonoraSe ' cSmmissioners
uessn dslsaoe estimates may be submitted to
needs namely That the Bunker Hi Road be w,dened
and grayeed from Lincoln avenue to the interection
widening said to be shs ~, .r
trict. y" ~ "
r That the Queens Chapel. Sargent and Brentwood
extended from Lncoln avenue to Rrsutwood road
That Attn stree; be from Brentwood road to
ming from the new EeDro P.rkj be opened
street road be repaired from Street 10 the
District line: that curbs and paved CUTTERS be pro-
Greek cnprch road also gravel or other other sidewsf
from the latter point TO Brighwood That New Jersey
l4th.street road. SHERMAN avenue be widened 10
graded cur6ed and side@ssed That issh ssree from
boundary street TO Wnitney avenue, be paved
for a distance OF about 100 feet south OF Whitney
avenue be widened to the uniform width the street
extended to Howard avenue That kenesaw avenue be
b ppened S p.rT ssS ~ That
Pleasant street tnow called l1th extendedl be
Howard be graded ana mscadainized IRON i4ta
street to Pleasant street also to grade and mscad.
wdened to 100 feet from Boandary TO oA' 14tS tn
streetsto have curbs, paved cutters and sidewalk.
Greek National Park. which passed the senate ai the
up Tor pss w sEa TINS S n !, sey Be
mum cost. That a sewer be provided for 9TH street
that portion Of the suburb esst Of s
street ROAD and north OF lie Droi Park That the sew
ss ss, to include the public school building
Boundary street to 4th street es,snded That he
water system of the city be attended Mount Pleasant
RoeE tse SU9n
on the Woodiey road 10 be raised with its hes
Mems Cemetery On Adams Mil road. be disaontiDues
ana ha a ,De SsnE
RED ~ Its prosMnity That the Queenstown school.
on the Bunker Hun road be renodeied and an arpro
tSai poiseinen be provided Tor the county. if pos
would respectfully your attention to the fol-
lowins resolutions
Committee that the ilmeh te extension OF the pri-
cipa streets and avenues of The city of WASHINGTON
through the suburban districts urariy IN uornly
with tle plan OF the city Practicable and just to
and private interssts aete thereby Is Of rar Inount
Importance - the Citizens oi the county and t. the
iieSJt0ei. Int such exten sons should be made M
the expense Of the United States District OF
the uI1ency of this measure tina; rather
than have 1t delayed with it the system subur
needed III said districts winch said extensions must
necessarily precede II Mond be better TO have the
property benefited thereby.
District OF Columbia to recommend 10 Convress ' i
their next annual report that III the opinion
the general fund that such a TIE highway law
of the District of Columbia be author
cost of the opening OF any street avenue,
tension of any street or avenue, or the widening Of
fitted thereby, 10 be paid IN five equal annual Install
nents with interest at the rate ., per ren per an,
law be selected 10y the ChItt Justice OF the supreme
;h.. any der Is SIN dssailsied Win iii.
award of the second jury sad dissatisfied holder
provided that SAID hishw.y law be Put in iorce o ally
when majority Of the property holders upon any
Resoreo, That the Commissioners of the District of
Columbia Toe also earnestly requested to recommend
Congress that Inaslnucn As the property holders Ia the
suburban districts have !nay been taxed at
full urban rates without having received any munich
pal benets, approp giatlons having been male for
suburban streets until he present year. that
he simple justice To people these
neglected districts To provide hat future full
amounts OF all the taxes coiie;te III the county
Guiding the equal amount appropriated by Congress
be appropriated for the exclusive benefit Of the
county.
The petition was signed by the members OF the
committee mentioned above. The conference was
particularly agreeable 10 the cOnierees, aud was
marked by extreme courtesy from all parties. An
informal discussion or the paper occurred at which
the committee had an opportunity to enlarge upon
their needs as set forth IN tie petition.
The Commissioners promised 10 give their COM
municatiOn thorough consideration, and suggested
that the committee draw Up law in relation to
their resolution having reference to the changes
they suggest should be made ia the highway law.